Analysis of Acts Of Redaction



As the investigation begins to wind down.
From why specific classified information,
Found its way to be hidden,
Somewhere else...
On private club grounds.
Has been from this investigation released,
What the public has been seeking.
With a holding their breath for weeks.

'It is my honor to report our findings.
It was Humpty Dumpty who sat on that wall.'

'YES, YES. PLEASE REVEAL TO US MORE.'

'And...
And, it had been discovered,
It was Humpty alone who condoned this.
Knowing where he sat,
May one day cause his thin shell to crack.
And that day came when it happened.'

'WHAT?
WHAT THEN CAME,
WHEN THEN WHAT HAPPENED?'

'Come closer.
I want you here and the viewers to know this.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
Humpty Dumpty no longer sits on that wall.
And when all the king's horses,
And all the king's men...
Came to rescue Humpty?
Humpty had been...
The rest has been redacted!'

'Consider it the opening episode,
Of a new TV series.
Trust me,
This one promises much higher ratings.
Than 'OOPS! THERE ARE TWO APPENDIX'.
And no surgeon around,
To take orders for omelets.'

'Stay tuned.
It's one of those multi-genre events.
One of a kind and definitely unique!
And it's not always the chief.
With the keys to the kitchen.
Preparing baked cakes.
Nor the candlestick maker.'

'None of this makes any sense.'

'It will.
Drama is the family business.
So says the one protective son!
It's early.
This investigation,
Has only just begun!'


Scheme XAAXXXXX BC X DXEXXD XXD FECCXXGXX XXGBXXX XXXXAXF X XXAGAA
Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Tetractys  (26%)
Metre 10001001111 1101010010 1111110 11 11011 1111001001 10101110 10101111 111101011010 11101011111 11101111 0 0111010 1110011011 10111 111111111 01111110 1 111 11110 110 11110010111 10101011 10101101111 0110110 01011 111010 1011 0111010 0101010010 1011110 11 1110011010 11111010 011001 1110110 11 1111101001 11010100001 011101 1011010 01011 101010 1111101 11 101010010 11010101 110 10010 110101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,464
Words 316
Sentences 44
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 8, 2, 1, 6, 3, 9, 7, 7, 1, 6
Lines Amount 50
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 110
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Written on August 26, 2022

Submitted by lpahtillah on August 26, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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